Episode 351 - StockAV

This week on HomeTech: Two weeks of HomeTech Headlines! SnapAV is going public, the streaming wars intensify, Zigbee wants to Matter, and more... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • SnapAV To Go Public - CEPRO
  • SnapAV Submits Statement for Public Offering - Residential Systems
  • SnapAV Explains Why It Bought Access Networks - CEPRO
  • WiFi vulnerability may leave millions of devices open to 'frag attacks' | Engadget
  • A bug let Eufy security camera owners access strangers' feeds | Engadget
  • Here’s Anker’s apology after 712 Eufy customers had camera feeds exposed to strangers
  • Zigbee Alliance Rebrands as Connectivity Standards Alliance - CEPRO
  • Starlink review: broadband dreams fall to Earth
  • Savant Unveils Ring X Line Integration - Residential Systems
  • OneVision Introduces New Business Services for Custom Integrators - Residential Systems
  • AT&T's WarnerMedia is merging with Discovery | Engadget
  • AT&T and Discovery may combine content to take on Disney+ and Netflix | Engadget
  • Amazon is in talks to buy MGM for $9 billion
  • Spotify enters the virtual concert business, starts selling $15 tickets to events
  • HBO Max launching ad-supported tier for $9.99 a month in June
  • Apple announces lossless Apple Music is coming in June at no added cost
  • Apple HomePod and HomePod mini can’t play lossless Apple Music, either
  • AirPods, AirPods Max and AirPods Pro Don't Support Apple Music Lossless Audio
• Pick of the Week
  • Introducing Kaybl: The New Service That Bundles Your Favorite Content for One Flat Monthly Fee!

Episode 350 - Brands Buying Brands

This week on HomeTech: New products are actually being announced, SnapAV buys more things, Onkyo is now owned by someone else as well, ISE cancels fun in 2021, and more... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • SnapAV Acquires Access Networks
  • VOXX, Sharp to Acquire Onkyo Home Entertainment Brands - CEPRO
  • Vivint to Pay FTC $20M 'White Paging' Settlement Fee - CEPRO
  • Roku pulls YouTube TV from its store as Google feud deepens | Engadget
  • ISE 2021 Cancels Events in Amsterdam and Munich Due to COVID-19 Restrictions - CEPRO
  • Clare Controls Launches ClareVision Cameras and NVRs - Residential Systems
  • Loxone Debuts New Intercom - Residential Systems
• Pick of the Week
  • All this will be yours one day...

Episode 349 - Blue Sign of the Times

This week on HomeTech: More streaming news including a spat between Roku and Google, ADT sues Ring, Spotify is raising prices, and Denon & Marantz throw in the towel on fixing faulty receivers... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• Wemo Smart Home Automation Stage Scene Controller | Belkin
• HomeTech Headlines
  • ADT sues Ring over ‘virtually indistinguishable’ blue octagon design
  • Denon & Marantz offer adapter kit to address HDMI 2.1 receiver issues
  • Google Responds to Roku’s Warning About Dropping YouTube TV | Cord Cutters News
  • Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands
  • HBO Max is getting live hockey, thanks to a new NHL deal
  • Spotify is raising prices for lots of its plans
  • Netflix finally rolls out its shuffle play feature | Engadget
  • Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service
  • How to calibrate a projector with AppleTV
• Pick of the Week
  • Here’s how the Internet Archive digitizes 78rpm records

Episode 348 - More Remote News

This week on HomeTech: Apple's big event lands us with a new AppleTV and remote, Roku and Disney up their streaming game, is Amazon forcing Ecobee to fork over user data, and Nortek sells off Broan and Nutone... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Nortek Sells Broan, NuTone for $3.6 Billion - CEPRO
  • Amazon tried to coerce Ecobee into collecting private user data, the WSJ reports
  • Roku’s Quibi content has a new, original name
  • Disney inks a huge Sony deal to bring Spider-Man and other films to Disney Plus and Hulu
  • Here’s everything Apple announced at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event – TechCrunch
  • The new Apple TV 4K arrives with HDMI 2.1, Thread wireless tech | Engadget
  • Project CHIP embraces a timeline and the blockchain - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
• Pick of the Week
  • Watch the first footage of a helicopter on Mars

Episode 347 - Roku's New Kit

This week on HomeTech: It's officially over for Harmony, or is it? Samsung switches to OLED, Sony goes to Netflix, and Roku launches 3 new products and a whole new OS packed with new features... All this and of course, the pick of the week.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Logitech Officially Discontinues Harmony
  • Rumors claim Samsung will make OLED TVs with LG panels next year | Engadget
  • Netflix will get exclusive streaming rights to future Sony films | Engadget
  • Roku announces Express 4K Plus streaming player and rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
  • Apple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotes
  • Roku OS 10 adds instant resume for streaming apps, brings AirPlay 2 to more devices
• Pick of the Week
  • UniFi® Design Center